Saul's Pride, David's Humility

The juxtaposition of

King Saul and King David

discloses the core,

crucial difference between

sin-deceived rationale

and sin-grieved revision

when personally confronted with

the truth of transgression.

It’s HUMILITY,

the heart posture that results in

sorrowful repentance

and life-giving transformation.

Its antithesis—PRIDE—got the

devil hurled from Heaven, and

it's how he's operated ever since,

for it's part and parcel of his name:

Proud Lying Lucifer.

Want to know what pride really is?

Pride is the barrier—

the self-centered,

self-protecting,

self-exalting,

excuse-making,

blame-shifting impediment

that blocks genuine repentance,

and keeps the Creator's beloved

from bending the knee and

confessing the sin,

so that the holy chisel can begin

the loving restoration of

a hardened heart that's been

darkened and deceived by

proud Lucifer's lies.

Humility, however, is the access—

the Christ-focused,

Christ-liberated,

Christ-magnified,

heart-searching,

blame-accepting

doorway that leads to

real confession,

sorrowful repentance, and

renewed fellowship.

It converts the Creator's beloved

into a beautiful, bountiful

resurrected life

that's been experientially and

evidently enlightened by the

truth about sin’s seriousness

that required a sinless Savior’s

humble sacrifice.

Pride and Humility:

darkness vs. light and

death vs. life,

the dominant difference between

King Saul and King David, and

the Deceiver and the Savior.

Which one will direct you?

Which will direct me?

For outcomes are dictated by our

decisive response to this question.